Some people have confidence in Hamas political leadership, others in Fatah political leadership, whilst others have no confidence in either. Which of the following statements is closer to your opinion? (PCPO, October 2010)

I have confidence in Hamas leadership

24.3%

I have confidence in Fatah leadership

50.9%

I have no confidence in either leaderships

21.8%

Don't know

3.5%

Six years after the departure of the leader Yasser Arafat, do you feel that you miss him or not? (PCPO, October 2010)

I strongly miss him

60.3%

I somewhat miss him

26.4%

I somehow don't miss him

5.4%

I don't miss him at all

6.3%

Don't know

1.6%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr. Mahmoud Abbas is managing his post as PA President? (PCPO, October 2010)

Satisfied

43.2%

Dissatisfied

44.7%

Don't know

12.1%

Of the main problems confronting Palestinians, which should be the top priorities of the Palestinian Authority? (PCPSR, October 2010)

Poverty and unemployment

28%

Absence of national unity due to the split

26%

Occupation and settlement activities

16%

The siege and the closure of Gaza border crossings

15%

Corruption in public institutions

11%

Which of the following scenarios do you believe is most likely to occur? (PCPSR)

March 2010

October 2010

Unity between the West Bank and Gaza Strip will not be restored and two separate entities will develop

31%

30%

Unity will be reestablished soon

15%

14%

Unity will eventually be restored but after a long time

47%

51%

Who do you believe is responsible for the continued split between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip? (PCPSR)

December 2009

March 2010

October 2010

Hamas and Fatah

61%

64%

66%

Hamas

17%

14%

15%

Fatah

12%

12%

11%

If new presidential elections were held today between Abbas and Haniyeh, who would you vote for? (PCPSR)

December 2009

March 2010

October 2010

Mahmoud Abbas

54%

50%

57%

Ismail Haniyeh

38%

40%

36%

If new presidential elections were held today between Barghouti and Haniyeh, who would you vote for? (PCPSR)

December 2009

March 2010

October 2010

Marwan Barghouti

67%

63%

65%

Ismail Haniyeh

28%

32%

30%

If new legislative elections are held today with the participation of all factions, who would you vote for? (PCPSR)

December 2009

March 2010

October 2010

Fatah

43%

42%

45%

Hamas

27%

11%

26%

All other factions and lists

14%

14%

12%

Undecided

17%

17%

17%

Which government is the legitimate Palestinian government? (PCPSR, October 2010)

The government of Haniyeh

26%

The government of Fayyad

30%

Both governments are illegitimate

30%

Both governments are legitimate

9%

Do you think that it is possible to reach a national reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas in the near future? (An-Najah, September 2010)

Yes

47.5%

No

47.8%

No opinion/Don't know

4.8%

In case a national reconciliation agreement is signed, what do you think the consequences will be? (An-Najah, September 2010)

Speeding the peace process

38.6%

Entangling and stopping the peace process

15.9%

It will not have any effect

39.2%

No opinion/Don't know

6.4%

Do you think that Gaza will continue to be separate from the West Bank forever? (An-Najah, September 2010)

Yes

31.8%

No

65.4%

No opinion/Don't know

2.8%

If presidential elections were held today, to whom from among the following would you give your vote? (An-Najah, September 2010)

An independent candidate

5.7%

A candidate from the left

3.2%

A candidate from Hamas

10.4%

A candidate from Fatah

32.3%

A national independent candidate

5.0%

An Islamic independent candidate

3.5%

I will not participate in the elections

20.8%

I have not decided yet

19.2%

If new PLC elections are conducted, whom do you vote for? (An-Najah, September 2010)

An independent ticket

6.0%

A ticket from the left

3.2%

A ticket from Hamas

10.7%

A ticket from Fatah

33.2%

A national independent ticket

4.6%

An Islamic independent ticket

3.6%

I will not participate in the elections

20.9%

I have not decided yet

17.9%

As you know, there is a government in the West Bank led by Salam Fayyad and another government in the Gaza Strip led by Ismail Haniyeh. In your opinion, which government is more capable of managing the internal Palestinian affairs? (An-Najah, September 2010)

The government of Salam Fayyad

61.3%

The government of Ismail Haniyeh

22.0%

No opinion/Don't know

16.7%

Do you support... (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Holding an immediate PLC, presidential and local council elections?

28.2%

25.9%

32.1%

Waiting for the elections until after a reconciliation agreement?

64.1%

63.0%

65.8%

Other

1.0%

1.2%

0.7%

Don't know

6.7%

9.9%

1.3%

Would you support holding local, PLC and Presidential elections at the same time? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Yes

65.6%

57.3%

79.6%

No

26.6%

32.7%

16.4%

Don't know/No opinion

7.8%

10.0%

4.0%

If Presidential elections were held today, for whom would you vote? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Mahmoud Abbas

30.9%

28.5%

34.9%

Marwan Barghouti

14.3%

13.2%

16.0%

Ismail Haniyeh

10.4%

8.4%

13.8%

Salam Fayyad

8.4%

10.5%

4.9%

Mustafa Barghouti

7.6%

7.5%

7.8%

Khaled Meshaal

4.8%

3.7%

6.4%

Mahmoud Zahhar

0.5%

0.3%

0.9%

Not sure/Other

7.0%

9.7%

2.4%

I will not vote

16.2%

18.1%

12.9%

If the following lists ran for PLC elections and you had to choose one of them, which one would you vote for? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

A list of Fateh led by Mahmoud Abbas

36.0%

34.4%

38.7%

A list of Hamas led by Ismail Haniyeh

14.3%

11.3%

19.3%

A list of independents led by Mustafa Barghouti

8.7%

6.9%

11.6%

A list of independents led by Salam Fayyad

6.3%

7.7%

4.0%

A list of leftist groups led by Ahmad Saadat

4.3%

3.9%

4.9%

None of the above

2.7%

3.3%

1.6%

Undecided

9.7%

12.7%

4.7%

I will not vote

18.1%

19.7%

15.3%

If the following lists ran for PLC elections and you had to choose one of them, which one would you vote for? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

A list of Fateh and other PLO factions led by Mahmoud Abbas

39.4%

37.7%

42.2%

A list of independents led by Salam Fayyad and Mustafa Barghouti

15.2%

14.6%

16.2%

A list of Islamic groups including Hamas led by Ismail Haniyeh

14.8%

11.9%

19.6%

None of the above

3.8%

4.3%

3.1%

Undecided

10.3%

13.9%

4.2%

I will not vote

16.6%

17.8%

14.7%

If the following lists ran for PLC elections and you had to choose one of them, which one would you vote for? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Fateh

42.8%

40.8%

46.0%

Hamas

13.5%

10.7%

18.2%

PFLP

4.4%

4.1%

4.9%

Mubadara

4.1%

4.5%

3.3%

Islamic Jihad

1.4%

1.6%

1.1%

PPP

1.3%

1.6%

0.7%

DFLP

1.3%

1.6%

0.7%

Hizb Tahreer

0.6%

0.5%

0.7%

Feda

0.4%

0.5%

0.2%

Popular Struggle

0.3%

0.3%

0.2%

Undecided

11.8%

14.8%

6.7%

I will not vote

18.3%

18.9%

17.3%

Please let me know if you have a positive or negative view of the following political parties: (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Fateh

Positive view

56.2%

58.0%

53.1%

Negative view

37.0%

33.1%

43.6%

I don't know

6.8%

8.9%

3.3%

Mubadara

Positive view

54.7%

48.8%

64.4%

Negative view

28.8%

29.9%

26.9%

I don't know

16.6%

21.3%

8.7%

PFLP

Positive view

42.3%

40.8%

44.7%

Negative view

41.0%

37.2%

47.3%

I don't know

16.8%

22.0%

8.0%

DFLP

Positive view

34.5%

33.9%

35.6%

Negative view

45.1%

40.0%

53.6%

I don't know

20.4%

26.1%

10.9%

Hamas

Positive view

33.5%

35.1%

30.9%

Negative view

58.4%

54.4%

65.1%

I don't know

8.1%

10.5%

4.0%

Please let me know if you have a positive or negative view of the following leaders: (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Mustafa Barghouti

Positive view

64.7%

61.9%

69.3%

Negative view

23.5%

25.1%

20.9%

I don't know

11.8%

13.1%

9.8%

Salam Fayyad

Positive view

62.6%

66.2%

56.4%

Negative view

29.1%

25.1%

35.8%

I don't know

8.3%

8.7%

7.8%

Mahmoud Abbas

Positive view

54.2%

56.5%

50.2%

Negative view

39.8%

36.8%

44.7%

I don't know

6.1%

6.7%

5.1%

Ismail Haniyeh

Positive view

39.3%

37.7%

42.0%

Negative view

51.8%

50.7%

53.6%

I don't know

8.9%

11.6%

4.4%

Mohammed Dahlan

Positive view

34.1%

30.1%

40.7%

Negative view

51.6%

50.1%

54.0%

I don't know

14.3%

19.7%

5.3%

Mahmoud Zahhar

Positive view

29.3%

28.9%

29.8%

Negative view

55.3%

49.5%

65.1%

I don't know

15.4%

21.6%

5.1%

If you were a decision maker, would you appoint Salam Fayyad or Ismail Haniyeh for the position of PM for the PA at the present time? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Salam Fayyad

46.9%

48.1%

44.8%

Ismail Haniyeh

21.8%

17.5%

29.0%

Other

14.6%

13.9%

15.8%

Don't know/No opinion

16.7%

20.5%

10.5%

Do you believe Palestinian society is generally heading in the right or wrong direction? (AWRAD, July 2010)

Total

West Bank

Gaza

Right direction

26.6%

32.4%

16.9%

Wrong direction

67.2%

59.7%

79.8%

Don't know/No opinion

6.2%

7.9%

3.3%

In your opinion, does Fatah or Hamas have the best strategy to achieve the higher Palestinian interests? (WAFA-PLO News Agency, April 2010)

Fatah

57%

Hamas

10%

There is a better strategy than the strategy of Fatah or Hamas

33%

If new presidential elections were held today, who would you vote for? (WAFA-PLO News Agency, April 2010)

A Fatah candidate

48%

A Hamas candidate

5%

Other candidates

12%

Abstain from voting

35%

What do you view as the top Palestinian priority today? (An-Najah National University, PCPSR)